Tuesday, 12, July, 09.00-16.30
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Seneca Park is one of the Rochester area's parks that were designed by the landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted. The park opened in 1893 and animals were first displayed here a year later. In 1957, the Seneca Park Zoo Society was chartered as an educational institution by New York State. Since that time, the Society has evolved into a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the zoo by running educational programs, special events, marketing and public relations efforts, fund raising, and food and gift |
| operations. ln 1993 the Genesee Trail and Discovery Center opened. This exhibit was the first phase of the development plan funded by the Seneca Park Zoo Society. The new exhibit was the first of the natural habitat, landscape immersion exhibits at the zoo. The Rocky Coasts exhibit, opened in 1997, as a state of the art facility to provide many of the zoo's animals with more spacious natural homes, and the zoo's visitors with an incredible experience of seeing the polar bears and sea lions under water. The zoo continues to be one of the leading attractions in this area with continued improvements to enhance the zoo experience. Many recent renovations have taken place, including relocation of the entrance of the zoo to provide a more convenient and welcoming experience; a new covered deck to accommodate food service patrons during inclement weather, and also new playground equipment. |
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Also known as the National Museum of Play™, Strong is the only museum in the world devoted to the study of play as it illuminates American popular culture. Founded on the personal collection of Margaret Woodbury Strong, the museum’s holdings reflect her innate sense of fun and fascination with the commonplace objects of daily life. Today, Strong Museum is also the home of the National Toy Hall of Fame® which serves as an interpretive gateway to the museum’s play-related collections including the world’s largest and most historically significant collection of dolls and toys, America’s most comprehensive collections of home crafts and souvenirs, and a nationally important collection of advertising materials. The museum is also home to the permanent Sesame Street Exhibit. Step onto Sesame Street and go hands-on with activities that you see on TV. Sit on the famous 123 Sesame Street stoop. See yourself on TV with the Muppets. Drive Elmo around Sesame Street in a |
| big yellow taxicab, and more. Travel through more than three adventurous decades of the revolutionary children’s TV series. Dozens of interactive components invite children to explore concepts about letters, words, numbers, and diversity. Produced by Strong Museum in collaboration with Sesame Workshop, producers of the TV series.Enter the realm of the beloved Mister Rogers and his PBS TV series (June 4 through September 5, 2005). Put on a sweater and sneakers, take a seat on the Neighborhood Trolley, and travel to the Neighborhood of Make Believe. Kids and families can step into King Friday's XIII's castle, climb into Daniel Striped Tiger's grandfather clock, visit Lady Elaine Fairchilde's Museum-Go-Round, and more!
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LUNCH will be on your own at either the Zoo's "Eagle's Landing Cafe" or at the "Bill Gray's Skyline Diner" in the Strong Museum.
EVENT COST is $22 per person for deluxe motorcoach transportation ONLY (admission not included). Both the Seneca Park Zoo and Strong Museum are self guided events.
For additional information please refer to the following websites:
http://www.strongmuseum.org/
http://senecaparkzoo.org/
